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N.C.G.S. § 7A-53.1

Jurisdiction of emergency district court judges.

Effective date
2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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Emergency district court judges have the same power and authority in all matters whatsoever, in the courts which they are assigned to hold, that regular district court judges holding the same courts would have. An emergency district court judge duly assigned to hold district court in a particular county or district has the same powers in the county or district in open court and in chambers as a resident district court judge or any district court judge regularly assigned to hold district court in that district, but his jurisdiction in chambers extends only until the session is adjourned or the session expires by operation of law, whichever is later. (1981, c. 455, s. 5.)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified